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Art from the Alumni: Featuring Art from Former CMU Students

A special exhibition of art produced by alumni of Central Methodist
College was featured this fall (2001) at the Ashby-Hodge Gallery of
American art.

"Art From the Alumni," featuring paintings and pieces of
sculpture by former CMC students, opened Aug. 28 and continued
through Oct. 7. A reception for some of the artists was held
from Oct. 7, in the gallery.

The Ashby-Hodge Gallery exhibition showcased art produced by CMC
alumni during the past 109 years. More than 60 works from 43
artists were on display. The earliest piece dated to an 1892
graduate of Howard-Payne College (merged with Central after the
turn of the century) and the most recent work dated to a 2000
graduate.

Also included in the exhibition were a series of cultural arts
printed programs by well-known performing artists going back to
the mid-1930s. Each carries the personal signature, an
autograph, by the artist. These include a Carnegie Hall program
signed by soprano Montserrat Caballe, for the 1886-87 season; a
program for pianist Josef Lhevinne, who performed at Central
College (CMC) on March 7, 1939; and a program for famous dancer
and choreographer Martha Graham and her dance group, which
performed at Central College on April 1, 1938. The programs are
from the autographed collection of CMC alumni Nelson Clingenpeel
of Woodbury, Conn.